CVE-2008-2251

Double free vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes system calls within multiple threads, aka "Windows Kernel Unhandled Exception Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is not a duplicate of CVE-2008-4510.

• CWE-399

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32247Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32247Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010

Published

Oct 15, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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